Storm Malik drives British wind power generation to record high

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RWE npower's Farr wind farm near Inverness, Scotland
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RWE npower's Farr wind farm near Inverness, Scotland

More than 50 per cent of Britain's power produced by zero carbon wind generation on Saturday as gale force winds hit parts of Scotland and England

Wind speeds of up to 100 miles an hour in Scotland over the weekend enabled the UK to set a new record for wind power generation, according to data published by National Grid ESO. The electricity system...

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